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Policies

Pick-up & Drop-off

When dropping off your child in the morning, please be sure to ring the bell at the front door. The front doors of our facility and side doors are always locked in accordance with our security system, for the safety and security of your child. Upon drop off, we ask you to walk your child to his/her classroom, and place his/her belongings in their cubby. Early drop-off hours are from 6 am to 7 am, late pick-up is from 6 pm to 6 30 pm.

It is important for us to maintain your child's safety, hence if an emergency arises and you cannot pick up your child, a written permission must be provided for an alternative individual as well as photo ID of your child.

Child Release

Your child's safety is our priority! Our staff will release your child only to the person recorded on the release form provided by the parent. If an emergency arises, the parent must provide a written, signed note giving the person permission to pick-up their child. Our staff will request to check ID's of anyone whom they do not recognize.

In Case of Fire

In the event of a fire, staff must follow the written instructions posted in each classroom, describing emergency evacuation routes, and assure that children have arrived at the designated spot. In order to prepare children for the unlikely need to evacuate, the center will conduct periodic fire drills. Should we need to evacuate due to fire, weather conditions, the loss of power, heat, or water, our emergency destination is in the front of the building near the fence. If the immediate area must be evacuated we will evacuate to Simply Kids across the street.

In Case of an Accident

At World Class Kids, there is always one staff member present that has received training in First Aid and CPR. These staff members will be able to handle and treat minor accidents that occur to your child during their day. If the injury/ illness are more serious, first aid would be administered and the parents would be contacted immediately to assist in deciding an appropriate course of action. If any injury/ illness are life threatening, the EMS will be contacted, parents will be notified and a staff member will accompany the child to the hospital with all health records available.

An incident/ injury report will also be completed and will be provided for parents/ guardians picking up the child on the day of the incident/ injury. The report will be available within twenty-four hours after the incident occurs.

Illness at the Daycare

To maintain a healthy environment, as well as to ensure the comfort of the individual, ill children cannot be accommodated at World Class Kids. We ask parents that children who are not well enough to play outdoors must be kept at home. Children that come to the facility feeling ill will be in the office and parents will be contracted to arrange for pick-up of the child.

We kindly ask parents to keep your child at home and see a doctor if you see the following symptoms: vomiting, high fever, coughing, and diarrhea.

If a child is has a fever above 38 C. Your child will be monitored for half an hour; if the fever increases we will contact you immediately for pick-up. If your child’s fever resides, he/she can return to the facility within 24 hours.

If your child is vomiting, the child will be isolated and monitored for an hour, if the child continues to vomit, you will be contacted immediately for pick-up. You child may return to the facility if vomiting does not persist, in 24 hours.

If at the facility a child has diarrhea, we will contact you immediately, and the child cannot return to the facility until stool is back to normal. Diarrhea is an infectious illness, which has the potential to spread to other children. If stool is back to normal, your child may return to the facility in 24 hours.

Our staff is closely monitoring your child, if we suspect your child is ill or has an infection; we will contact you as quickly as we can in order to accommodate the necessary medical attention they require. Children who are recovering from colds or other minor illnesses can be accommodated; however no special indoor request can be accommodated.

Closure Due to Inclement Weather

On rare occasions, it may be necessary to close the center due to poor weather conditions. If circumstances as such should arise, an SMS will be sent to notify all parents of any closure.

"When a human being dies, all of his deeds are terminated except for three types: an ongoing sadaqa (donation), a knowledge (of Islam) from which others benefit, and a righteous child who makes du'a for him."